Bonnard, Bernard; Sugny, Dominique Optimal control with applications in space and quantum dynamics. (English) Zbl 1266.49002 AIMS Series on Applied Mathematics 5. Springfield, MO: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (ISBN 978-1-60133-013-0/hbk). xv, 283 p. (2012). This monograph is a welcome piece to the practical theory of optimal control problems governed by ordinary differential equations. The presented mathematical theory is complete in its exposition, but further reading in the literature is needed if one wants to follow the proofs. The book consists of four chapters, introduction, references, and index. The main contribution is in detailed analysis of two practical problems—the optimal transfer problem between Keplerian orbits and a problem in quantum control in Chapters 3 and 4. Both problems are motivated by recent studies of the subject by different research groups in France. Some advances in the theory of the second variation and conjugate points in Chapter 1 are not included (such as the works by V. Zeidan and P. Zezza, see for example [SIAM J. Control Optimization 26, No. 3, 592–608 (1988; Zbl 0646.49011); ibid. 30, No. 1, 82–98 (1992; Zbl 0780.49018); Appl. Math. Optimization 27, No. 2, 191–209 (1993; Zbl 0805.49012); “The Jacobi condition in optimal control”, Control theory, stochastic analysis and applications (Hangzhou, 1991), 137–149, World Sci. Publ., River Edge, NJ (1991)]). This book will surely find its place in the library of researchers in pure and applied mathematics, as well as engineers and students. Reviewer: Roman Šimon Hilscher (Brno) Cited in 12 Documents MSC: 49-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to calculus of variations and optimal control 49K15 Optimality conditions for problems involving ordinary differential equations 49M05 Numerical methods based on necessary conditions 70F05 Two-body problems 70F07 Three-body problems 81V55 Molecular physics Keywords:optimal control problem; Pontryagin’s maximum principle; geometric control theory; orbital transfer problem; quantum system; Kossakowsky-Lindblad equation; Zermelo navigation problem Citations:Zbl 0646.49011; Zbl 0780.49018; Zbl 0805.49012 PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{B. Bonnard} and \textit{D. Sugny}, Optimal control with applications in space and quantum dynamics. Springfield, MO: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (2012; Zbl 1266.49002)